The thing about natural/organic skincare ranges is that the quality is so varied. Every time I have the chance to review a new mineral make up brand I am excited but also holding my breath at the same time. I even splashed out over £100 on some RMS make up and I only liked half […]

When I read Jessica Alba’s ‘The Honest Life’ it really made me think (I am still reading it by the way!) about the types of products we use on our bodies and also around the house. I am slowly making changes where I can and I decided to buy a facial sunscreen from American brand […]

Elemental Herbology is my kind of skincare brand. The range is founded on the principles of the Five Elements, as well as drawing in elements of nature, herbal medicine and Chinese medicine; therefore the belief that things should be balanced on the inside and out. The brand is created in England and everything is paraben, […]

Baby H has such lovely soft, squishy, smooth, nice smelling skin. He has had some moments though, like infected eczema on his scalp which required two courses of antibiotics to get rid of…it’s actually very upsetting to see your child with a skin condition of any sort, because it’s just usually very uncomfortable for them […]

At first it is a little easy to not give Acorelle a second glance; this scent in simple packaging (box and bottle) doesn’t look like anything particularly special, but with further investigation reveals a few interesting facts about the brand! Acorelle hails from France and is the one of the world’s first certified organic fragrances. […]

I was sent a selection of products from a French brand, terre d’Oc which is certified organic, non-comogenic and is formulated with a number of oils and butters. The idea is that the products nourish as well as looking pretty! I have 3 products here, Eye Shadow Duo which has a cream texture in Rose […]

My skin hasn’t been the best behaved lately so I’ve been testing various simple, preferably organic moisturisers to see which would help my skin out without being too heavy. Pai is a British skincare brand, which specialises in organic skincare for sensitive skin. It actually took me a while to get to the right cream! […]

I am all for supplements (I have been testing various ones these last 8 months) on the condition that they don’t: A. Send me funny (I am quite sensitive to medicine and herbal supplements, I give hives easily!) B. Don’t taste really bad and C. Are simple to use. If you expect me to pop […]

I was sent a range of skincare called Les Fleurs De Bach to try a few months ago and boy, did it arrive at a good time…Les Fleurs De Bach’s skincare range is a range to help you relax and de-stress. It was just what I needed. At the heart of all Les Fleurs de […]

There are so many little Eco friendly brands popping up in the UK and so far I have had positive experiences with most of them. Evolve Beauty has a range of skincare, bodycare and haircare products that are organic (certified by Ecocert) and come in 100% recyclable packaging. I like how the range looks; it […]

Regular readers will know I have a sensitive scalp and itches and flakes easily; as a result I avoid shampoos with SLS and Parabens whenever possible because they make my situation worse. Check out some other shampoos I recommend… However, just because a shampoo is SLS free, it does’t mean it always suits my hair. […]

Alba Botanica was a completely new brand to me, but it’s definitely my kind of range; affordable, 8-% certified organic ingredients, soap free and ph balanced. I also love the retro bottle and it smells amazing. This Coconut Milk Facial wash is actually more of a cleansing cream; I certainly didn’t feel any foaming activity […]

I popped into Lush yesterday to pick up a free magazine for my work colleague and ended up picking 6 new skincare/haircare items. D’oh! I’ve noticed the stores now have a new look – it’s cleaner, I guess a little more commercial but quite nice to browse in. Is it me or does it stink […]

I’ll keep this one short and sweet. A few weeks ago I purchased Neal’s Yard Rosewater Toner because it was one I had used many moons about as a teenager (I am SURE it was almost 100% pure rosewater back then) and loved. Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Alcohol denat., Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe vera) leaf juice powder*, […]

The UK’s first Halal make up range has been launched by Muslim business woman, Samina Akhter, called Pure Makeup. When I think of Halal I usually think of food, but in the context of make up, it means that none of the ingredients will contain alcohol or animal by products. Samina’s make up is made […]

Silly me! I had a £10 gift voucher to spend in the Neals Yard store and I had gone to buy a new toner, nothing more, nothing less. Unfortunately I ended up hauling lots of things, creams and potions for my mum and aunt, but also a few things for myself. The shop itself is […]

My biggest problem with body scrubs is that they are either too scrubby or too gentle. I always want something inbetween – hydrating but also able to give me brighter skin. I was sent this Good Stuff Organics Acai Berry and Dead Sea Salt Scrub to try. I’ve never heard of Good Stuff Organics before […]

My skin is not without a few itchy, dry patches – I had eczema has a child and at its worse it affected my face after I had been in warm conditions. I have more or less grown out of the condition although people around me have quite a lot of difficulties – my cousins […]

A few months ago I got my hands on this Naturtint Non Permanent Hair Dye to try out. Regular readers know I have to be careful with what hair dye I use because of my highly sensitive scalp. I have used Naturtint permanent dyes before with success but I didn’t want anything with too much […]

A few weeks ago I picked up these two liquid lipsticks from Bloom. I have a thing for creamy, pigmented lip colours! I got these two shades which are pretty natural beauties – Lily and Jasmine. The packaging looks like that. Rather pretty, rather non offensive. The liquid lipstick is just what it says on […]